Originally Posted by
Imkindofabigdeal
I see...so if no one purchases the "full fair" upgrade they get released to waitlisted?
I used the link above to check my upcoming flight. It says J7 R0 but then also says "atleast 7 available"
I also did a "dummy ticket" on AC.com and there it was showing 13 available.
Who do i believe?
Believe ExpertFlyer, KVS, a smart* travel agent or anything but AC.com.
You really have a lot of background to catch up on - that thread yvr76 linked is a great start. The hack version is this: AC offers lower price points for business class tickets, often with advance purchase requirements - that's the Z6/C6. AC would rather sell full fare tickets (J) for big $$$, so they will save seats for that purpose -> J9 - Z6 = 3 seats only at full price. All of those are for customers paying (AC's idea of) fair market value.
If revenue management makes 'R' available, it gets paid for with eUps, which are clearly not cash. So the OP almost certainly won't see 'R' space sitting there this week - they would rather sell tickets, LMUs at checkin or directly release a seat to a SE (on the waitlist since T-7). If the money sales don't happen, OP might get an LMU offer, or an upgrade might clear at the gate.
Since the OP was asking about AC034, I'll mention that historically the TPAC routes are often full up front so they are really hoping pax get off the plane in YVR and not YYZ.
OP: Good luck on getting your pod for the YVR-YYZ ^